How many calories are in a lemon?
1 lemon (58 g peeled) has 17 kcal and 0.6 g of protein. Per 100 g: 29 kcal.
Values for: raw, without peel
Values are for the raw food. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
1 lemon (58 g peeled)
17kcal
100 g
29kcal
Nutrients per 100 g
- Protein
- 1.1 g
- Carbs
- 9.3 g
- Fat
- 0.3 g
- Fiber
- 2.8 g
- Sugars
- 2.5 g
Is it a source of protein? Yes: 15% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “source of protein” (at least 12%; “high protein” needs 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 1.1 g.
Servings and amounts
| Amount | kcal | Prot. | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lemon (58 g peeled) | 17 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| 1 slice or wedge (7 g) | 2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 50 g | 15 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.2 |
| 100 g | 29 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 0.3 |
| 150 g | 44 | 1.7 | 14 | 0.5 |
| 200 g | 58 | 2.2 | 18.6 | 0.6 |
Household servings are the weights given by the same source; the rest is scaled from 100 g. Weigh something else and the app does the maths.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a lemon?
1 lemon (58 g peeled) has 17 kcal and 0.6 g of protein. Per 100 g: 29 kcal. Values for: raw, without peel.
How much protein is in a lemon?
1 lemon (58 g peeled): 0.6 g of protein. Per 100 g, 1.1 g, with 9.3 g of carbs and 0.3 g of fat. Is it a source of protein? Yes: 15% of its calories come from protein, so it meets the EU labelling criterion for “source of protein” (at least 12%; “high protein” needs 20%; Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). That is a share, not an amount: 100 g has 1.1 g.
What are the macros of a lemon?
Per 100 g: 1.1 g of protein, 9.3 g of carbs (2.5 g of sugars), 0.3 g of fat and 2.8 g of fiber.
Are these values raw or cooked?
Values are for the raw food. They are for lemon: raw, without peel. Cooking changes the weight (water is lost or absorbed), so always compare in the same state.
Is a lemon fattening?
No single food makes you gain weight on its own: the day’s total does. 1 lemon (58 g peeled): 17 kcal, 1% of the 2,000 kcal used as the reference on food labels.
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Source
USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy), entry 167746
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